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“These are Ace roto-molded types,” Mancini said. stainless steel tanks, heat transfer and industrial
“We ferment a wide range of materials in them, construction services. Tank Services offered include
such as whiskeys and Eau du vies, and we do not inspection, modifications and alterations, repair
use any cooling. But in the smaller ones, we may and relocation.
use some heating when required, as for rum.”
“Our fermenters are most commonly used to
For the storage of spirits, Quincy Street Distillery accurately control the temperature during fer-
uses 400-liter stainless Letinas for high proof final mentation of the mash,” Kramer said. “We have
spirits and high wine. jacketed heat transfer that maintains the proper
temperature and an internal CIP system for ease
“Intermediate distillate may be stored in plastic of cleaning to stop unwanted bacterial growth and
55-gallon drums or 275-gallon IBC totes,” Mancini prevent off-flavors. Our storage tanks can be built
said. “We have a 150-gallon stainless mash tun as up to 40,000 gallons and come with or without heat
well. In addition to tanks, we have 12-gallon and transfer.”
25-gallon stainless fustis and 6-gallon glass carboys
for small container storage.”

When asked about the pros and cons of the tanks
he uses, Mancini said, “Plastics are cheap, but over
time can wear enough they need to be replaced.
They are not suitable for very high-proof spirits
and somewhat harder to sterilize than stainless.
Stainless tanks are great, but far more expensive to
initially purchase.”

Meanwhile, Ethan Poole from Vance Metal
Fabricators told Beverage Master Magazine about
the many fermenters that his company has fab-
ricated for distilleries, as well as hot liquor tanks,
cold liquor tanks and storage tanks. Headquartered
in Geneva, New York, Vance Metal is an ISO
9001:2015-certified, large-capacity metal fabricator
and weld shop that serves many industries, includ-
ing heavy manufacturing, technology and agricul-
ture.

“These fermenters have very efficient cooling and
heating jackets placed on the main body sections
of the tanks that can be used with glycol or steam
since they are rated for high PSI,” Poole said. “We
can also place jackets on the bottom or top heads Kramer went on to describe how flavor infusion
if the producer needs more coverage. Our strength has become increasingly popular among distilleries
at Vance Metal is customizing tank setups for each and how Paul Mueller’s maxxLūp flavor infusion
producer’s specific needs.” system has revolutionized the way that distillers
innovate.
Matt Kramer, the regional sales manager for bev-
erages at the Paul Mueller Company, described “The maxxLūp’s system allows users to extract
the three products his company offers that craft aroma and flavor out of ingredients in much less
spirits distillers commonly use: fermenters, bulk time than other traditional methods,” Kramer said.
spirit storage tanks and the maxxLūp infusion sys- “Users have seen up to a 50% reduction in ingredi-
tem. Headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, the ent usage because of the design of the equipment.
Paul Mueller Company has been in the processing All of our equipment is designed, fabricated and fin-
equipment business since 1940, and specializes in ished to beautiful aesthetic standards in Springfield,

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